In the wake of several last minute reforms from state Republicans, Democrat Tony Evers will likely not inherit the full authority enjoyed by Gov. Scott Walker during his time in office, despite defeating the two-term incumbent last month.

In an extraordinary lame duck session that began late Tuesday evening and lasted well into Wednesday morning, state Republicans have stripped Gov.-elect Tony Evers and other state Democrats of some powers in a final move to protect existing conservative reforms.

During his final weeks in office, the Senate approved 82 appointees picked by Gov. Scott Walker. Among them are new Board of Regents’ members attorney Scott Beightol and nontraditional UW-Madison student Torrey Tiedeman.

Hundreds of protesters lined the steps of the state Capitol building Monday night to oppose Republican legislation that would strip power from newly-elected Democrats and restrict early voting in future elections.

The Student Services Financial Committee granted the Wisconsin Association of Black Men a budget of $31,154 and Sex Out Loud a budget of $90,963 for the 2019-‘20 fiscal year in its meeting Monday night.

As the holiday season continues, the reality of food insecurity in Madison is more prevalent than ever. This year, the McBurney Disability Resource Center decided to do something about it — they challenged the nine departments within the Division of Student Life to a friendly competition aimed at increasing donations to the Open Seat Food Pantry.